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"Winner of the 1996 Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises, Académie française" Francis-Nöel Thomas is professor emeritus of humanities at Truman College, City Colleges of Chicago. Mark Turner is Institute Professor and professor of cognitive science at Case Western Reserve University.
For more than a decade, Clear and Simple as the Truth has guided readers to consider style not as an elegant accessory of effective...
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Find your voice, and communicate with confidence
Ever wondered why nobody hears you in meetings, or wished people would take you more seriously? Or maybe you're unhappy with your accent, or you feel insecure about your high-pitched or monotonous voice? Voice and Speaking Skills For Dummies will help you to discover the power of your voice, understand how it works, and use your voice like a professional whether in meetings, addressing an audience,...
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"Using real-world sentences rather than invented ones, One Day in the Life of the English Language gives students the motivation to apply grammatical principles correctly and efficiently. Frank Cioffi argues that proper form undergirds effective communication and ultimately even makes society work more smoothly, while nonstandard English often marginalizes or stigmatizes a writer. He emphasizes the evolving nature of English usage and debunks some...
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Colleen McCullough's sweeping saga of dreams, struggles, dark passions, and forbidden love in Australian Outback has enthralled readers the world over. This is the chronicle of three generations of Clearys, ranchers carving lives from a beautiful, hard land while contending with the bitterness, frailty, and secrets that penetrate their family.
7) Windblown
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2013.
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24 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Colorful and oddly shaped scraps of paper blow in the wind. One by one, they take shape, transforming into animals--each one with its own story to tell. But the wind has the final say when it blows them all away.
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A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree. Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in following the peddler's efforts to outwit the monkeys, and will ask to read it again and again.
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Right or wrong, when it's time to choose between a candidate who is perfect on paper and one who is persuasive in person, there's no contest. After all, almost every applicant who makes it to the interview process looks fabulous on a résumé. So employers have to make gut-level evaluations based on the candidates' answers to the interview questions. How confident are you that your responses are distinguishing you from the competition?
Hiring expert...
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c2010
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xxvii, 637 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
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Just because you are not a born writer does not mean you should settle for less than perfect business documents. After all, every piece you write reflects directly on the quality of the product or service your business offers. This guide takes the guesswork out of more than 50 commonly used business documents, including: reports, proposals, business plans, presentations, press releases, memos, email, newsletters, collection letters, sales materials,...
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The key to a harmonious, highly effective work environment is not by ensuring you work among carbon-copies of yourself whose personalities never clash with one another or with you. That pipe dream could not ever happen, nor would it result in a successful team collaboration even if it could. Instead, most of us are going to work today with individuals who at times come across as incompetent, lazy, spotlight-hugging, whiny, or backstabbing. And then...
13) The sound of I-E
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"The My Phonics Words series gives examples of words that include the same letter sound along with engaging pictures. In this book, the sound of the long vowel team ie /e/ is found in each word. My Phonics Words helps students build phonics skills to become successful readers."-- Page 4 of cover.
14) The sound of ue
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"The My Phonics Words series gives examples of words that include the same sound along with engaging pictures. In this book, the sound of the long vowel team ue is found in each word. My Phonics Words helps students build phonics skills to become successful readers."-- Page 4 of cover.
15) The sound of TH
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"The My Phonics Words series gives examples of words that include the same sound along with engaging pictures. In this book, the sound of the consonant team th is found in each word. My Phonics Words helps students build phonics skills to become successful readers."-- Page 4 of cover.
16) The sound of WH
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"The My Phonics Words series gives examples of words that include the same sound along with engaging pictures. In this book, the sound of the consonant team wh is found in each word. My Phonics Words helps students build phonics skills to become successful readers."-- Page 4 of cover.
17) The sound of ui
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"The My Phonics Words series gives examples of words that include the same sound along with engaging pictures. In this book, the sound of the long vowel team ui is found in each word. My Phonics Words helps students build phonics skills to become successful readers."-- Page 4 of cover.
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Affect or effect?
Right, write, or rite?
Soul or sole?
Two, too, or to?
English can certainly be a confusing language, whether you're a native speaker or learning it as a second language. The Right Word is the essential reference to help anyone master its subtleties and avoid the most common mistakes.
Divided into three sections, The Right Word first examines homophones, those tricky words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Entries...
19) The sound of oa
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"The My Phonics Words series gives examples of words that include the same letter sound along with engaging pictures. In this book, the sound of the long vowel team oa is found in each word. My Phonics Words helps students build phonics skills to become successful readers."-- Page 4 of cover.
20) The sound of OY
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"The My Phonics Words series gives examples of words that include the same sound along with engaging pictures. In this book, the sound of the special vowel team oy is found in each word. My Phonics Words helps students build phonics skills to become successful readers." -- Back cover.




